Tarantulas and snakes - El Limón Totalco part 3

Underneath one stone I found a very small tarantula. We have found this species
on our other walks near El Limón and other towns as well. I have no idea what
species it is, but its easy to recognize because it has a relatively large brown spot
on it's abdomen.

A very small tarantula on my finger.

A few minutes later we found another tarantula belonging to the same species. This
one was a bit larger. The picture below shows the tarantula in its burrow which
was hidden by a piece of volcanic rock.

Tarantula with brown spot on abdomen.

Shortly thereafter I turned a big stone, and I noticed our first snake of that day, so
I dropped the stone, and grabbed the snake, since I knew it to be harmless. By doing
so I scared Esme, who was watching from a distance, but when I showed her the
lined Tolucan ground snake (Conopsis lineata, probably a subspecies), she wanted to hold
it.

A Conopsis lineata on Esme's hands.

Some other pictures I made of this snake. Click a thumbnail to see the entire and larger image.

While Esme was holding the small snake, I took a picture of the habitat. Notice the big
hole. When I captured the snake it was already moving towards it. Also notice how
some parts that were originally covered by a big piece of volcanic rock look quite moist.

Habitat of Conopsis lineata.

More pictures I made of this snake. Click a thumbnail to see the entire and larger image.

Shortly after we had put the snake back onto the ground, it found the hole, probably
its hiding place, and was gone quite fast. Esme was sure that there was another snake
inside the hole, a much bigger one, so I tried to make a picture.